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John Cooper Obituary

John Cooper MELBOURNE - John Cooper, who worked for Saudi Aramco for over 20 years, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, in Reading, England. The services will be at 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at Brownlie-Maxwell Chapel (321-723-2345), 1010 East Palmetto Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901. Correspondence may be sent to 2875 Fellwood Lane, Melbourne, FL 32904 or www.cooperjohnp.com. He was born in Mount Pleasant on Dec. 1, 1943, to Will and Beatrice Poston Cooper. He was the youngest grandson of the late L.W. Cooper of Quincy. He attended Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Quincy High School and Florida Institute of Technology and graduated from Brevard Community College in Melbourne. He served in the U.S. Air Force before and during the Vietnam War. He was a lifetime member of the John W. Shaw Post 84 American Legion in Quincy, and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Melbourne. John spent more than 30 years traveling the world and living out his dream of adventure. He was loved by all for his humor and his compassion for others, and he will be dearly missed. He is survived by his wife, Lan Cooper; four daughters and a son, Charlene Cooper, Helen Ngyuen, Kim Waller and Kenny Vo, all of Melbourne, and Pollie Cooper of Kannapolis, N.C.; grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; two sisters, Pollie Cooper Howell of Carabelle and Alice Cooper Gelinas of Columbia, Tenn.; and a brother, Bill Cooper of Mount Pleasant.

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Published by Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 19, 2006.

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Trish Howell

November 21, 2006

What an adventurer John was! The obituary described him well. We Mt. Pleasant folks have always been so proud of him and his courage to live his dream. John was an inspiration also in how he loved his work and went back even after retirement. May God grant the family comfort, peace, and pleasant memories to ease your pain of loss.

Jerry & Ogarita Johns

November 20, 2006

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

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